HORA’s Romanian Spring Traditions exhibit at the Romanian Embassy to US in Washington DC welcomed almost 3000 visitors on May 13th 2023. We were honored for the invitation for the second year in a row and very thankful for the great logistical support in bringing the exhibit from Minnesota to Washington.
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May 7, 2023 from 1-3 pm Participants learned Romanian wax and die egg painting techniques led by Jack Theis. Jack Theis is a bookseller and bead worker born and raised in South Dallas and currently living in Minneapolis. Jack lived in Paris in his late teens to early 20s and has travelled throughout Romania. His
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April 23 and 30 from 1-3 pm Visitors learned about painted eggs, Easter customs and painted icons on glass.
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April 8, 2023, 1-3 pm Participants learned Romanian wax and die egg painting techniques under the direction of artist Jack Theis. Jack is a bookseller and bead worker born and raised in South Dallas and currently living in Minneapolis. Jack lived in Paris in his late teens to early 20s and has travelled throughout Romania.
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On Sunday, April 2 from 1 to 3 pm, participants of this event learned about the old tradition of Easter Egg painting and saw demos of different egg painting techniques. The activity was free, on a first come first served basis.
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Every Sunday in March from 1-3 pm Every Sunday in March 2023, visitors learned about the March 1st tradition of Martisor, the legend of Baba Dochia and the significance of Mucenici, the pretzel made with walnut and honey.
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Every Sunday 1-3 pm in February 2023 Among other celebrations, February is the month of Lupercalia, the holiday of purification in the Roman tradition, where St Valentine has its origins from. Visitors learned about Dragobete, the Romanian version of Valentine’s Day.
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Participants learned about the Romanian spring tradition of Martisor and got immersed into crafting their own tokens of love. The activity was free and open to the public of all ages on a first come first serve base
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HORA was happy to participate in the Black Sea Odyssey event organized by Ethnic Dance Theatre. The event was captured in a video by a team of three young and bright Romanian-Americans led by Andrew Pana and made up of Ayden Pana, Andrew Pana and Inara Zayic. The team interviewed participants, recorded and edited the
We welcomed visitors on December 4th and 18th we hosted an event to learn about Romanian winter celebrations and traditions. They heard and saw traditional Romanian carols. Guests found out what masks we wear, and why we hang pretzels and apples in our Christmas tree.
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